Folly Bollards
Sculpture series in Portland, Oregon
45°31′00″N 122°40′54″W / 45.51679°N 122.68161°W / 45.51679; -122.68161 Folly Bollards is a series of outdoor 1998 bronze bollard sculptures by Valerie Otani, installed along Southwest Main between Broadway and Park in Portland, Oregon, United States.[1]
Description and history
Sculptures in the series, each of which are abstract bronzes that measure 48 inches (120 cm) x 5 inches (13 cm) x 5 inches (13 cm), include:
- Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider, a spider[2]
- Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, a Mexican figure[3]
- Folly Bollards: Harlequin, a clown[4]
- Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China, a monkey[5]
- Folly Bollards: Nasreddin, a Turkish figure[6]
- Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, a First Nations dancer[7]
See also
- 1998 in art
- Cultural depictions of spiders
References
- ^ "A Guide to Portland Public Art" (PDF). Regional Arts & Culture Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 29, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Folly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Folly Bollards: Harlequin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Folly Bollards: Monkey King, China, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Folly Bollards: Nasreddin, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Folly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
External links
- Folly Bollards, 1998 at cultureNOW
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